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Poor valueActiveVAULTS of CASH · $3 · South Dakota Lottery
VAULTS of CASH: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.73 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $3 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $3 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
VAULTS of CASH is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.7%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 58.3%. 2 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 33% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
57.7%
expected return
1 in 4.81
odds of any win
2 of 3
$25K top prizes left
33%
claimed · 278k of 838k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 116,459 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,091 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.63 · 54.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $25K
$0.10 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
116,453 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
33% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
838k
tickets printed
278k
tickets claimed · 33%
560k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
67%
67% of top prizes remain with 67% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Dakota Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 SD peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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